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Gustav MachatýDrehbuch:
Gustav MachatýKamera:
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Karel Schleichert, Ita Rina, Olaf Fjord, Theodor Pištěk, Charlotte Susa, Luigi Serventi, Ladislav Herbert Struna, Milka Balek-Brodská, Bohumil Kovář (mehr)Inhalte(1)
The film EROTIKON (also known as Seduction), made by Gustav Machaty, caused controversy among the audiences of that time. What particularly shocked them was the way the director showed love scenes. Some admired it, some condemned it and, as a result, it was underrated and lost for years. Fortunately, the copy was found in the 1980s and restored for today's audience who can admire the genius of Machaty. EROTIKON, like many silent movies, does not offer much action. The content of the movie is, from today's perspective, quite naive. It is a story of complicated love affairs of George (Olaf Fjord) and his number of women. But, astonishingly, love is not showed as sweetly as in other movies of that time. Some love scenes are, indeed, very open and without taboo. (Verleiher-Text)
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An interesting Czech piece that definitely deserves attention, not just because it made me realize the tremendous advantage of silent films - you can engage foreign actors without worrying about dubbing them. Quite scandalous for its time, but still relevant today, although not as surprising anymore. Thematically, it’s surprisingly still relevant.
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Erotikon ist ein für seine Zeit beispielloser und bahnbrechender Film - thematisch und stilistisch -, da er neben Tabumotiven und -themen auch eine Reihe von technisch gut ausgeführten Szenen bietet. Machatý hat es geschafft, einen Film zu drehen, der auch Jahrzehnte später noch Respekt einflößt und die Zuschauer fesselt. Einer der besten Filme des tschechoslowakischen Stummfilms, auf den die kleine Nation wirklich stolz sein kann.
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Ita Rina's debut in Czech cinema is an unforgettable event for many different reasons.
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